Response to Antenatal HIV testing and prevention of parent to child transmission at Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences Bidar
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Objectives: The antenatal screening of HIV in all women is becoming an integral part of routine check up in India, by prevention of parent to child transmission (PPTCT) program. Aims: To analyze the response to implementation of PPTCT program at BRIMS Bidar Hospital and to study the involvement of husbands for counselling and testing. Methods: Data of 10,730 women attending the antenatal clinic from April 2011 to March 2012 was analyzed. Data of husbands counseling and testing was also analyzed. Results: Acceptability of the test after pretest counselling, women attended post test counseling and collected reports is 100%. Sero prevalence of HIV was 0.32,of which 100% came for post test counseling and all got Nevirapine.0.13% of husbands of the total antenatal cases came for counseling, only after post test counseling of the women regarding their sero positivity. Conclusion: The acceptability of the test after pre test counseling and post test counseling is satisfactory and 100%. All the sero positive women received Nevirapine. There is need to enhance male involvement to make husband friendly antenatal clinic.
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Jayashree Jayashree, Meenal Vardhan
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